The Top 3 Point of Sale Industry Trends
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on July 08, 2016
As the famous Nobel Prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr once said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” So from this cautionary note; I thought we could pause and reflect on the emerging trends for the digitization o...
iPad POS vs. Traditional POS: Which One is the Best Fit for You?
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on May 12, 2016
When you’re buying your next POS platform, you have a world of choices these days. Perhaps the biggest question you’re facing is whether to stick with traditional POS or go for an iPad POS platform. The question of iPad POS vs. traditional POS giv...
How an Intuitive POS System Cuts Cost and Training Time
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on May 05, 2016
A POS system that’s easy to use is not just a no-brainer for fast-paced restaurant and retail environments. It’s also an important way to save you money and keep employee training time at a minimum. Discover why easy POS makes sense for your busin...
EMV Chargeback Fraud: How To Detect And Avoid It
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on April 21, 2016
Since the Oct. 1, 2015, liability shift, retailers are financially on the hook for some fraudulent transactions conducted on POS terminals that don’t comply with the new Europay, MasterCard, Visa card security standard. Since that time, some merch...
3 Ways Your POS Helps Identify Employee Theft
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on March 03, 2016
Employee theft is an unfortunate reality of the bar and restaurant industry, but you can use your point of sale (POS) system to combat this form of shrinkage — which by some accounts is responsible for a 4 percent loss of annual sales. Get serious...
Longer Lines for Shoppers in Wake of Credit Card Chips
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on February 09, 2016
Long lines during shopping aren't anything new, but shoppers may have to wait longer this year with the installation of chips in new credit cards. EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) is the new credit-card chip technology that has customers ...
4 Ways to Stay Thrifty with Dollar Store POS
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on February 02, 2016
Your customers are a thrifty bunch and, just like your customers, you understand the value of thrift. With the right dollar store POS system, you can ensure your dollar store is running as cost-effectively as possible. Here’s how a dollar store PO...
Free POS: Is It too Good to be True?
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on November 09, 2015
There’s a saying that nothing in life is free. There are a lot of companies that give away products or services for free; however, one has to ask oneself, is it really free? Why would a company give a product away for free? A company gives a produ...
Upgrading from a Cash Register to a POS System Can Elevate Business
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on September 04, 2015
Retailers and other small merchants may be reluctant to trade in their cash registers for a full-fledged point of sale system, as long as the register is adequately performing its job of ringing up transactions. But for a business to grow in today...
Be Aware of the Dangers and Hidden Costs Behind Free POS Software
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on August 25, 2015
While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, there is a lot of truth to the old saying: “You get what you pay for.” (That’s probably one of the reasons the saying has lasted long enough to be an old one.) This maxim certainly applies to “free...